Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (164.63K), followed by Fayette County (46.89K), and Christian County (15.14K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 164634 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 46885 |
| 3 | Christian County | 15136 |
| 4 | Hardin County | 12900 |
| 5 | Warren County | 11694 |
| 6 | Kenton County | 7838 |
| 7 | McCracken County | 7052 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 5298 |
| 9 | Daviess County | 4711 |
| 10 | Boone County | 4064 |
| 11 | Madison County | 4011 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 3590 |
| 13 | Shelby County | 3251 |
| 14 | Hopkins County | 2933 |
| 15 | Scott County | 2866 |
| 16 | Oldham County | 2850 |
| 17 | Campbell County | 2644 |
| 18 | Boyle County | 2276 |
| 19 | Nelson County | 2257 |
| 20 | Jessamine County | 2051 |
| 21 | Union County | 1931 |
| 22 | Barren County | 1704 |
| 23 | Clark County | 1684 |
| 24 | Simpson County | 1664 |
| 25 | Logan County | 1646 |
| 26 | Calloway County | 1544 |
| 27 | Graves County | 1531 |
| 28 | Muhlenberg County | 1467 |
| 29 | Fulton County | 1450 |
| 30 | Marion County | 1310 |
| 31 | Boyd County | 1291 |
| 32 | Woodford County | 1269 |
| 33 | Taylor County | 1265 |
| 34 | Bourbon County | 1138 |
| 35 | Mason County | 999 |
| 36 | Trigg County | 994 |
| 37 | McCreary County | 959 |
| 38 | Todd County | 951 |
| 39 | Meade County | 890 |
| 40 | Bullitt County | 842 |
| 41 | Hart County | 827 |
| 42 | Martin County | 807 |
| 43 | Clay County | 793 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 734 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 721 |
| 46 | Pulaski County | 702 |
| 47 | Caldwell County | 692 |
| 48 | Washington County | 687 |
| 49 | Bell County | 648 |
| 50 | Morgan County | 579 |
| 51 | Harlan County | 554 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 542 |
| 53 | Adair County | 532 |
| 54 | Webster County | 498 |
| 55 | Lyon County | 455 |
| 56 | Anderson County | 452 |
| 57 | Henry County | 434 |
| 57 | Pike County | 434 |
| 58 | Hickman County | 425 |
| 59 | Rowan County | 421 |
| 60 | Knox County | 407 |
| 60 | Perry County | 407 |
| 61 | Larue County | 406 |
| 62 | Laurel County | 399 |
| 63 | Breckinridge County | 381 |
| 64 | Harrison County | 352 |
| 65 | Floyd County | 344 |
| 66 | Wayne County | 329 |
| 67 | Garrard County | 328 |
| 68 | Grayson County | 303 |
| 69 | Spencer County | 296 |
| 70 | Ballard County | 274 |
| 71 | Greenup County | 271 |
| 72 | Elliott County | 266 |
| 72 | Whitley County | 266 |
| 73 | Ohio County | 241 |
| 74 | Green County | 233 |
| 75 | Grant County | 216 |
| 76 | Monroe County | 210 |
| 77 | Edmonson County | 207 |
| 78 | Allen County | 205 |
| 79 | Fleming County | 196 |
| 80 | Cumberland County | 176 |
| 81 | Carter County | 172 |
| 82 | Metcalfe County | 171 |
| 83 | Carroll County | 169 |
| 84 | Menifee County | 164 |
| 85 | Bath County | 149 |
| 86 | Knott County | 130 |
| 87 | Letcher County | 126 |
| 88 | Russell County | 119 |
| 89 | Gallatin County | 115 |
| 90 | Owen County | 114 |
| 90 | Pendleton County | 114 |
| 91 | Lee County | 108 |
| 91 | Marshall County | 108 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 102 |
| 93 | Casey County | 100 |
| 93 | Powell County | 100 |
| 94 | Crittenden County | 83 |
| 94 | Johnson County | 83 |
| 95 | McLean County | 78 |
| 96 | Breathitt County | 62 |
| 97 | Carlisle County | 61 |
| 98 | Butler County | 59 |
| 99 | Lewis County | 55 |
| 100 | Estill County | 49 |
| 101 | Lawrence County | 48 |
| 101 | Nicholas County | 48 |
| 101 | Rockcastle County | 48 |
| 102 | Clinton County | 47 |
| 103 | Bracken County | 42 |
| 104 | Livingston County | 40 |
| 105 | Trimble County | 39 |
| 106 | Jackson County | 37 |
| 107 | Leslie County | 33 |
| 108 | Magoffin County | 26 |
| 108 | Owsley County | 26 |
| 109 | Wolfe County | 22 |
| 110 | Robertson County | 8 |